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TheAssociatedPress SAN FRANCISCO A fed- eral appeals court on Mon- day upheld a 2009 federal decision that called for re- ducing the amount of wa- ter pumped from the Sacra- mento-San Joaquin Delta in order to protect salmon and other species. The 2009 environmental review by the National Ma- rine Fisheries Service found that continuing to pump wa- ter from the delta at such a high rate would threaten several endangered salmon species and killer whales. Some of the state's biggest water agencies, including Southern California's Metro- politan Water District, had challenged the 2009 federal decision. A lower court had invalidated part of the Na- tional Marine Fisheries Ser- vice's review but allowed the reduced pumping to remain in effect. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday af- firmed the original 2009 federal decision reducing the pumping. Federal fisheries officials, representatives of the state fishing industry and envi- ronmental groups welcomed the news. "Today's federal court of appeals ruling upholds pro- tections for salmon, steel- head trout, killer whales and other wildlife that rely on natural river flows in Cal- ifornia's Central Valley and a functioning delta to sur- vive," said John McManus, executive director for the fishing industry's Golden Gate Salmon Association. Federal biologists in 2009 said water withdrawals from the delta were driving en- dangered killer whales off California closer to extinc- tion by reducing salmon and other fish the killer whales depend on for food. Daniel O'Hanlon, a lawyer for the water districts, did not immediately return a re- quest for comment. CALIFORNIA Courtupholdsrulingfordeltasalmon By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter GERBER Hundreds of kids here and from surrounding communities received free Christmas presents at the Gerber Children's Christ- mas Fiesta on Saturday. Organized by Gerber- raised music artist Danny Munoz with the help of multiple community orga- nizations and volunteers, the annual Gerber tradition held in the heart of town provided photos with Santa Claus, games, activities and lots of singing. "For many families, this is the only gift they're go- ing to get," Munoz said as he watched over a group of children taking swings at an elf pinata. "This wasn't about just Gerber kids. It was kids from around the community." The Christmas fiesta was put on with help from The Salvation Army, Red Bluff Gold Exchange, Tehama County Youth Focus, Red Bluff High School's Society of Latinos Empowering Stu- dents club, Photos by Mary, Espinoza Rock, Toys for Tots and the California High- way Patrol. Others recog- nized were Lore Cedillo, Jes- sie Woods, Jeanie Richard- son, Sonja Akers, the Munoz family and volunteers. More than 500 gifts were on hand at the Christmas fi- esta, an increase from last year's total of 100. The event ended early last year because of a larger than expected turnout. This year, organizers were ready as scores of people queued to enter the event. Munoz, who remembers attending past Christmas parties in Gerber when he was a child, said holding the event was an emotional ex- perience. He told of parents coming up to him, thanking him, and one parent who said they opted to miss a day of work to make sure her child would be able to attend the party. "That just says a lot. That's how in need we are," Munoz said. "This Christ- mas, for me, this is the best gift. This is the biggest gift I could get. I know it sounds so cheesy, but it's true. See- ing kids happy, knowing that I was able to contrib- ute one little part, that's the best gift for me." A children's Christmas event has been a tradition in Gerber for many years that was originally orga- nized by the Gerber Wom- en's Club and then taken on by the Gerber Park Commit- tee, Munoz previously said in a release. The event's mission "is to serve the Gerber community — inclusive of all races and neighboring towns — whom many times are left forgot- ten." GERBER Christmas fiesta serves hundreds ANDREBYIK—DAILYNEWS Music artist Danny Munoz, who was raised in Gerber, right, organized the Gerber Children's Christmas Fiesta on Saturday, when hundreds of kids received free presents. By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter DAIRYVILLE Tehama County departments will work on a temporary repair of a berm on But- ler Slough, but will turn over permanent work to the private property owners. The berm is believed to have been one of the contributing factors in the Dec. 3 flooding of the Dairyville and Los Molinos areas. The area received more flooding following a Dec. 11 winter storm. The Board of Supervisors has tasked the county to temporarily repair the berm, a Sher- iff's Department press release said Monday. It is believed without a temporary repair the affected area would continue to face rising wa- ter and erosion problems throughout the win- ter. The operation will be a collaboration be- tween Tehama County Public Works, Cal Fire, Tehama County Probation Department, Te- hama County Administration and the Tehama County Facilities Maintenance. The Sheriff's Department has partnered with the California Office of Emergency Services to determine how best to serve county residents during the repair work. Public Works is the incident command and project manager for the repair. The repair will include sandbagging and placement of Aqua Dams onto the affected berm to temporarily stop water flows. The county will turn the repair work over to the property owners when the area dries out. NORCAL STORM County toassist inberm repair Permanentworkupto private owners however By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter CORNING A 44-year-old Chico woman was ar- rested Sunday evening for suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs after she collided with a utility pole. Around 5:15 p.m. Autumn Rose Jay was driv- ing a 2007 Chrysler Town and Country van west- bound on South Avenue west of Mary Avenue at around 60 mph, according to a California High- way Patrol collision report. Jay allowed her vehicle to drift off the north road edge where it traveled down a short em- bankment and collided with a PG&E utility pole, breaking the pole off at the base. Jay was transported to St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital and treated for minor injuries be- fore being released from the hospital. SUSPICION OF DUI Ch ic o wo ma n collides with utility pole Life...................A5 Opinion............A4 Sports.............. 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